Darielle
Chef, Scroll-Keeper, and Buddy Fan Club Member
After speaking to a new member, I thought back to all the things I did that I still kick myself over. I thought perhaps others might want to impart their biggest "don'ts" here in this thread as well, for the sake of those still in chapters one or two. There are some things I wish I could do over, the main ones being:
1. Don't disenchant all your portal profits to craft silly things in the MA, thinking you're SO FAR away from the guest chapters, you'll get plenty more later (you don't!)
2. Don't overscout to where every scout for the next chapter is very hard no matter what you do.
3. Don't decide in Chapter One to cater all your fights and build no armories, no troops, etc. I lost so much time that I could have built a fighting force that I certainly learned to love.
4. Don't build every single manufactory and put your labor into building them up, getting attached to them in the process. You'll hate selling them later after they're pretty, but you'll need to if you want a great city. Concentrate on your boosted items and build a lot more of them. Trade with your neighbors or fs members for other items.
5. Don't join the first fellowship that seems nice. Once you get attached to the members, it will be gut wrenching to find one that is more suited to your style. Research your fellowship FIRST. The way some people do it is to click on their ranking number and go to the fellowship tab. See which fellowships you like from there, what their message sounds like, what their rankings are, how many members they have, etc. Then when you find a couple you like, go to elvenstats.com and see what kinds of items they are low on and what they need. Do you have what they need as your boosts? Or will you just add to a glut that they already have? Are there a lot of black triangles next to the names of people in the fellowship? That's a sign you probably won't get much support from them. Check thoroughly and then join ... don't join and feel guilty about leaving later, after you've made friends.
So ... anyone else have some "don'ts"?
1. Don't disenchant all your portal profits to craft silly things in the MA, thinking you're SO FAR away from the guest chapters, you'll get plenty more later (you don't!)
2. Don't overscout to where every scout for the next chapter is very hard no matter what you do.
3. Don't decide in Chapter One to cater all your fights and build no armories, no troops, etc. I lost so much time that I could have built a fighting force that I certainly learned to love.
4. Don't build every single manufactory and put your labor into building them up, getting attached to them in the process. You'll hate selling them later after they're pretty, but you'll need to if you want a great city. Concentrate on your boosted items and build a lot more of them. Trade with your neighbors or fs members for other items.
5. Don't join the first fellowship that seems nice. Once you get attached to the members, it will be gut wrenching to find one that is more suited to your style. Research your fellowship FIRST. The way some people do it is to click on their ranking number and go to the fellowship tab. See which fellowships you like from there, what their message sounds like, what their rankings are, how many members they have, etc. Then when you find a couple you like, go to elvenstats.com and see what kinds of items they are low on and what they need. Do you have what they need as your boosts? Or will you just add to a glut that they already have? Are there a lot of black triangles next to the names of people in the fellowship? That's a sign you probably won't get much support from them. Check thoroughly and then join ... don't join and feel guilty about leaving later, after you've made friends.
So ... anyone else have some "don'ts"?